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Best 21st Century Novels (So Far...) - Page 2

This list attempts to create a sort of canon of 21st century fiction (some of these are not novels, but story collections). This list combines popular titles, major award winners, as well as critical favorites. Which book is your favorite?
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Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
41
Jenny Offill
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This
42
Patricia Lockwood
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
43
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
44
Philip Pullman
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
45
Louise Erdrich
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
46
W.G. Sebald
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
47
Sarah Waters
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
48
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
49
J.K. Rowling
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
50
Marilynne Robinson
The Sense of an Ending (Julian Barnes)
The Sense of an Ending
51
Julian Barnes
1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)
1Q84
52
Haruki Murakami
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
53
Ali Smith
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
54
Marlon James
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
55
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Cleanness (Garth Greenwell)
Cleanness
56
Garth Greenwell
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
57
Alison Bechdel
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
58
Alice Munro
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
59
Sally Rooney
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
60
Jennifer Egan
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
61
George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
62
George Saunders
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
63
Mark Haddon
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
64
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
65
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
66
David Mitchell
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
67
André Aciman
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
68
Jhumpa Lahiri
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
69
Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
70
Jesmyn Ward
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
71
Lauren Groff
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
72
Tommy Orange
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
73
Rebecca Makkai
We the Animals
We the Animals
74
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
75
Barbara Kingsolver
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
76
Gabrielle Zevin
The Rabbit Hutch (Tess Gunty)
The Rabbit Hutch
77
Tess Gunty
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
78
Anthony Doerr
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
79
Jonathan Franzen
Detransition, Baby (Torrey Peters)
Detransition, Baby
80
Torrey Peters
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